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New Online Resource Focuses on Children and Teens
A new Web-based resource has just been released that will help library
advocates make the case for libraries in the lives of children and teens. “Add It Up: Libraries Make the Difference in Youth Development and Education” is available at
www.ala.org/additup.
“A growing body of research and studies now proves what the library community already knows is true: [...]
Apply for Picturing America!
A project of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), conducted in cooperation with the American Library Association:
Picturing America, an exciting new initiative from the National Endowment for the Humanities, brings masterpieces of American art into classrooms and libraries nationwide. Through this innovative program, students and citizens will gain [...]
National Library Legislative Day 2008, May 13 & 14
OK, so it’s more than a day. But really, it takes more than a day to pack in this much legislative action!
National Library Legislative Day (NLLD) is a two-day event in which people who care about libraries participate in advocacy and issue training sessions, interact with Capitol Hill insiders, and visit congressional member offices [...]
PLA @ ALA Midwinter: schedules and bloggers
The Midwinter meeting in Philly is fast approaching! If you’d like the 411 on committee meetings, visit the handy chart on the PLA web site, sorted alphabetically by committee name.
We are also still recruiting bloggers for the conference. No experience is required, but great writing skills are desirable. Drop us a line [...]
ALA Midwinter 2008: Call for bloggers!
Are you going to the Midwinter meeting in Philly? Looking for an interesting new way to document your conference experience and share your thoughts? Consider volunteering as a conference blogger for the PLA Blog. No experience is necessary! We even a practice blog to get you acclimated before you head off [...]
Libraries urged to participate in national study of Internet use in libraries
ALA is encouraging public libraries to participate in the 2007-2008 Public Library Funding and Technology Access online survey. The survey provides an important opportunity for libraries to share information on computer and Internet resources and infrastructure, as well as funding, technology training and other uses of public libraries, such as providing public access technology centers [...]
FOLUSA AND ALTA BEGIN WORK TO FORM PARTNERSHIP
The executive board of the Association of Library Trustees and Advocates (ALTA) agreed at the 2007 fall planning session to work with board members from Friends of Libraries U.S.A. (FOLUSA) to determine whether and how a partnership might benefit both groups and, most importantly, America’s libraries. ALTA is one of the American Library Association’s [...]
Apply by Nov 1: Publishing grant for librarians
Interested in the connection between libraries and the publishing world? The Women’s National Book Association sponsors the WNBA Eastman Grant offers a grant of up to $750 for a librarian to take a course or participate in an institute devoted to aspects of publishing as a profession.
Application guidelines (there is no official [...]
Children’s Librarian Travels to ALA
Kristen, children’s librarian, here. This is my first time writing for the PLA Blog. I’ll be attending a number of sessions and events over the next four days and look forward to sharing them with you. Traveling, for me, always starts out with a shoe crisis, especially when I’m headed to a [...]
HowTo: Blog for PLA
Many of the emails of interest I’ve received about our Call for Bloggers for the ALA Annual conference have asked, “What does blogging for PLA entail?” Here’s the basics on how PLA blogs conferences, and how you can be involved.
Who can be a PLA conference blogger?
As you might expect, our preference is for public [...]
